Think Ahead

Briefings and features

As the UK Government and EU release their Position Papers we will provide short summary briefings of those which cover issues of relevance to Northern Ireland. Find out more information about the Article 50 process and the negotiations between the UK and the EU.

We will also provide overviews of the issues of consideration for Northern Ireland’s key sectors and features and thought leadership on other topics of relevance such as growing exports.

Much is being made in the media of the uncertainty linked to the ongoing Brexit negotiations. In a time of change it is even more important than normal for Invest NI to monitor business activity and sentiment locally.

After a fraught few days of final negotiations and redrafting, an initial agreement was reached on Friday on the ‘divorce’ aspects of the UK’s departure from the EU. Nine months after Article 50 was triggered, this is an important step forward.

When the UK Government triggered Article 50, one of the 24 hour news channels started displaying a Brexit countdown clock across the screen. Fast forward almost seven months – where has the process got to and what do we know?